EP3741647A4 - Steering wheel - Google Patents

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EP3741647A4
EP3741647A4 EP19741794.2A EP19741794A EP3741647A4 EP 3741647 A4 EP3741647 A4 EP 3741647A4 EP 19741794 A EP19741794 A EP 19741794A EP 3741647 A4 EP3741647 A4 EP 3741647A4
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steering wheel
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EP3741647A1 (en
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Yutaka Hirota
Keisuke Honma
Hiroyoshi Shimono
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Autoliv Development AB
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B60R21/16—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
    • B60R21/20—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components
    • B60R21/203—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components in steering wheels or steering columns
    • B60R21/2035—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components in steering wheels or steering columns using modules containing inflator, bag and cover attachable to the steering wheel as a complete sub-unit
    • B60R21/2037—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components in steering wheels or steering columns using modules containing inflator, bag and cover attachable to the steering wheel as a complete sub-unit the module or a major component thereof being yieldably mounted, e.g. for actuating the horn switch or for protecting the driver in a non-deployment situation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D1/00—Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle
    • B62D1/02—Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle vehicle-mounted
    • B62D1/04—Hand wheels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D1/00—Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle
    • B62D1/02—Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle vehicle-mounted
    • B62D1/04—Hand wheels
    • B62D1/08—Spokes, e.g. resilient
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D7/00—Steering linkage; Stub axles or their mountings
    • B62D7/22—Arrangements for reducing or eliminating reaction, e.g. vibration, from parts, e.g. wheels, of the steering system
    • B62D7/222—Arrangements for reducing or eliminating reaction, e.g. vibration, from parts, e.g. wheels, of the steering system acting on the steering wheel

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Air Bags (AREA)
  • Steering Controls (AREA)
EP19741794.2A 2018-01-19 2019-01-02 Steering wheel Active EP3741647B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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JP2018007736 2018-01-19
PCT/JP2019/000004 WO2019142655A1 (en) 2018-01-19 2019-01-02 Steering wheel

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EP3741647A1 EP3741647A1 (en) 2020-11-25
EP3741647A4 true EP3741647A4 (en) 2021-05-26
EP3741647B1 EP3741647B1 (en) 2022-11-09

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US (1) US11529921B2 (en)
EP (1) EP3741647B1 (en)
JP (1) JP6936876B2 (en)
KR (1) KR102523182B1 (en)
CN (1) CN111556837B (en)
WO (1) WO2019142655A1 (en)

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EP3741648B1 (en) * 2018-01-19 2024-04-24 Autoliv Development AB Steering wheel
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JP7347149B2 (en) * 2019-11-18 2023-09-20 Ｊｏｙｓｏｎ Ｓａｆｅｔｙ Ｓｙｓｔｅｍｓ Ｊａｐａｎ合同会社 steering wheel
JP7410308B2 (en) 2020-08-28 2024-01-09 オートリブ ディベロップメント エービー vehicle steering wheel device
CN112092895A (en) * 2020-09-30 2020-12-18 浙江吉利控股集团有限公司 Car steering wheel shock attenuation unit and car steering wheel
US11603066B2 (en) * 2021-07-21 2023-03-14 ZF Passive Safety Systems US Inc. Vibration damper for coupling an airbag module to a vehicle steering wheel

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JP2017159696A (en) * 2016-03-07 2017-09-14 タカタ株式会社 Damper unit for airbag module and steering wheel

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JP2009202859A (en) * 2008-02-01 2009-09-10 Honda Motor Co Ltd Vibration reducing structure for steering wheel
JP2014111426A (en) * 2012-11-12 2014-06-19 Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd Vibration control structure for steering wheel
JP2015189284A (en) * 2014-03-27 2015-11-02 豊田合成株式会社 steering wheel
JP2016064808A (en) * 2014-09-24 2016-04-28 タカタ株式会社 Steering wheel
JP2017159696A (en) * 2016-03-07 2017-09-14 タカタ株式会社 Damper unit for airbag module and steering wheel

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KR20200105881A (en) 2020-09-09
KR102523182B1 (en) 2023-04-18
WO2019142655A1 (en) 2019-07-25
US20200346605A1 (en) 2020-11-05
EP3741647A1 (en) 2020-11-25
CN111556837B (en) 2022-05-10
US11529921B2 (en) 2022-12-20
JP6936876B2 (en) 2021-09-22
EP3741647B1 (en) 2022-11-09
JPWO2019142655A1 (en) 2020-11-19

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